Hochdorf District

Hochdorf District
Wahlkreis Hochdorf
District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Luzern
Capital Hochdorf
Area
 • Total 183.95 km2 (71.02 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 69,693
 • Density 380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 14

Hochdorf District was one of the five Ämtern, or districts, of the German-speaking Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Hochdorf. It has a population of 69,693 (as of 31 December 2014). In 2013 the name was changed from Amt Hochdorf to Wahlkreis Hochdorf as part of a reorganization of the Canton. A sixth Wahlkreis was created, but in Hochdorf everything else remained essentially unchanged.

Hochdorf District consists of the following fourteen municipalities:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2014)[1]		 Area, km²
Aesch 1,051 5.80
Altwis 410 2.93
Ballwil 2,649 8.77
Emmen 29,292 20.37
Ermensee 865 5.69
Eschenbach 3,594 13.21
Hitzkirch 5,069 24.62
Hochdorf 9,401 9.6
Hohenrain 2,481 23.4
Inwil 2,429 10.32
Rain 2,533 9.42
Römerswil 1,669 17.39
Rothenburg 7,246 15.50
Schongau 1,004 12.43
Total 69,693 183.95[2]a
^a 1992/97 survey gives a total area of 177.50 km2 (68.53 sq mi) without including certain large lakes, while the 2000 survey includes lakes and gives the higher value.

References

  1. ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
  2. ↑ LUSTAT-Canton of Lucerne Statistical Office as of 2000 survey, (German) accessed 25 August 2009

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Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°17′E / 47.167°N 8.283°E / 47.167; 8.283

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